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Barley flour vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between barley flour and flour

  • Barley flour is higher in fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, and manganese; however, flour is richer in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for folate is 44% higher.
  • Barley flour has 9 times more vitamin B6 than flour. While barley flour has 0.396mg of vitamin B6, flour has only 0.044mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Barley flour or meal and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 9.6% 27% 101% 114% 55% 127% 0.52% 135% 206%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +336.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +174.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.2%
Contains more IronIron +73.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 11% 0% 93% 26% 118% 8.7% 91% 0% 5.5% 6% 21%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +263.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2187.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.904mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley flour Flour DV% diff.
Folate 8µg 183µg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.785mg 35%
Fiber 10.1g 2.7g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.494mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.044mg 27%
Phosphorus 296mg 108mg 27%
Iron 2.68mg 4.64mg 25%
Copper 0.343mg 0.144mg 22%
Magnesium 96mg 22mg 18%
Manganese 1.034mg 0.682mg 15%
Zinc 2mg 0.7mg 12%
Selenium 37.7µg 33.9µg 7%
Potassium 309mg 107mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.438mg 6%
Choline 37.8mg 10.4mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.3µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.771g 0.413g 2%
Calcium 32mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin B3 6.269mg 5.904mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.335g 0.155g 1%
Calories 345kcal 364kcal 1%
Fats 1.6g 0.98g 1%
Carbs 74.52g 76.31g 1%
Protein 10.5g 10.33g 0%
Net carbs 64.42g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.8g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.205g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.175mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.356mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.391mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.589mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.515mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.236mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 75% 12%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 74.52 g
Water: 12.11 g
Other: 1.27 g
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +63.3%
Contains more OtherOther +176.1%
~equal in Protein ~10.33g
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g
~equal in Water ~11.92g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.335 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.771 g
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +135.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Barley flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169739/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.